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Local Briefs: Annual Duck River Cleanup event set

From Staff Reports

Several volunteer organizations will take to the river this month to participate in the annual Duck River Cleanup.

The event, scheduled to start at 7 a.m. June 15, is sponsored by Keep Maury Beautiful, Higher Pursuits and the Nature Conservancy, and is an effort to protect the largest source of water in Maury County. The cleanup this year will begin at the Riverwalk Park.

According to a press release from Keep Maury Beautiful, the Duck River is the sole source of water for many people and is a natural habitat for many freshwater animals. Those interested in volunteering for the cleanup will be asked to float the river and pick up litter. Barbecue will be served and prizes will be given away to participants.

Volunteers may register and pick up supplies at the Keep Maury Beautiful office, 308 W. 7th. St., from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. More information may be obtained by calling (931) 388-8511.

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County to promote new alert system

Maury County emergency personnel will initiate the new CodeRED Emergency Notification System this week in an effort to promote the program’s alerting service.

From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, a call will direct local residents to the Maury County website, where they may opt into the emergency alert system and choose the types of warnings they’re interested in receiving. In a press release from the Office of Emergency Management, the agency asks that individuals and businesses take advantage of the service.

To sign up for the CodeRED Weather Warning system, visit www.maurycounty-tn.gov and follow the CodeRED link located at “In the Spotlight.”

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Radio club to host Field Day

The Maury Amateur Radio Club has scheduled its annual Field Day event for June 22 and 23 at Maury County Park.

Field Day is an opportunity for amateur radio operators to work on their emergency communication skills. There will be portable antennas and generators to power transmitters on site. HAM and non-HAMs will both have their time on the air, using any bands and frequencies allowed during the event.

Participants will make contact with thousands of other operators beginning at 1 p.m. June 22 and continuing through the morning of June 23.

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